In Italy, the government's growing influence over the media

2024-04-18T22:07:54.635Z

Highlights: Giorgia Meloni had promised to attack 'the cultural hegemony of the left in Italy.' A vast cultural project with a political aim involves, among other things, a solid takeover of information. This is evidenced, for example, by the five-day strike of journalists at RAI, the public radio and television station, who refuse to become the government's'megaphone.' Since 1975, the pluralism of public radio and television service had been guaranteed by the attribution of the first network to the Christian Democrats, the second to the Socialists, and the third to the Communists. A system which has nevertheless weakened, in particular since Matteo Renzi, in the election for the Italian presidency. 'I'm tired of being told what to say,' says one Italian journalist. 'I want to be able to say what I want,' says another. 'If you want to talk to me, I'll talk to you.'

STORY - Journalists denounce a series of measures which drastically reduce the space for criticism, particularly on television news.